fonda

¹ American  

[fawn-dah, fon-duh] / ˈfɔn dɑ, ˈfɒn də /

noun

Spanish.

plural

fondas

1. an inn or restaurant.

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Fonda ² American  

[fon-duh] / ˈfɒn də /

noun

1. Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.

2. his daughter Jane, born 1937, U.S. actress.

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Fonda British  

/ ˈfɒndə /

noun

1. Henry . 1905–82, US film actor. His many films include Young Mr Lincoln (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Twelve Angry Men (1957), and On Golden Pond (1981) for which he won an Oscar

2. his daughter Jane . born 1937, US film actress. Her films include Klute (1971) for which she won an Oscar, Julia (1977), The China Syndrome (1979), On Golden Pond (1981), and Old Gringo (1989)

3. her brother, Peter . born 1939, US film actor, who made his name in Easy Rider (1969); later films include Ulee's Gold (1997) and 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

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Example Sentences

When DC Corazon opened last year, it had a full-time chef, but when he took his leave just months into the restaurant’s life, Darui went full-on fonda.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022

Juan Avila, the proprietor of El Festín de la Roma, an 11-year-old fonda on a busy Colonia Roma corner told me.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2021

El dueño de una fonda es encarcelado debido a torpes declaraciones de los empleados y cada uno de ellos busca trabajo.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2019

A fonda is like a bistro or trattoria – homey, intimate, a family affair.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2016

A great feature in the fonda was Constantine, the hall-porter, a tall swarthy man, who was as fluent a linguist as an Alexandria dragoman.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus